Neuroscience
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The Search for Where Consciousness Lives in the Brain
A new technology could help scientists answer an old question -
This Hidden Brain Region Could Help You Stay Resilient in Old Age
A surprising measure of frailty and grip strength -
Astronaut Brains Change Shape in Space
New research reveals spaceflight is literally mind-bending -
How Brain Waves Shape Your Sense of Self
It’s all a matter of timing -
Why Finding Motivation Is Often Such a Struggle
The brains of macaques offer some clues -
The Science Behind Better Visualizing Brain Function
Fluorescent trackers are helping scientists study the mind in real-time -
Here’s What Happens to Your Brain When Your Mind Goes Blank
Parts of it are basically taking a nap -
The Silver Lining in Disappointment
It triggers a reaction in the brains of mice that helps them change their behavior -
Rabies Virus Helps Map Psilocybin’s Brain Altering Effects
The deadly pathogen is adept at jumping between neurons, making it an ideal tracer to reveal how connections change after a dose of psilocybin in mice -
How the Breath Guides Memory
Remembering is timed to the rhythms of our lungs
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The Five Eras of the Human Brain
Our neural command centers evolve through predictable major turning points from birth to death
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Falling Asleep Is More Like Plunging Off a Cliff Than We Thought
It’s not the gradual slip into darkness that scientists assumed
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He Erased Memory in Mice. Then Thought About Erasing His Own
Sunk in grief and alcoholism, this neuroscientist discovered the power of memory in himself
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What Is Your Brain Doing on Psychedelics?
Something is happening here, but neuroscientists don’t know what it is -
The Nautilus Reading List About the Brain
These 10 books reveal how the brain is wider than the sky -
How Phantom Limb Tricks Us
New maps of the brain may explain why amputees feel pain in the void -
What We Still Get Wrong About Psychopaths
Many scientists portray psychopathy as a brain disorder, despite a lack of evidence -
Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is?
Yes, your brain does. It created it.